South Dakota § 23A-24-4 Separation or segregation of jurors before submission of case--Oath of officers in charge of jury.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 23A-24-4 — Separation or segregation of jurors before submission of case--Oath of officers in charge of jury.

South Dakota § 23A-24-4

Title 23ACRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 23A-23CONDUCT OF TRIAL

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S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-24-4 (2026).

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At any time before the submission of a case to the jury, a court, in its discretion, may allow the jurors to separate or shall have them kept in charge of proper officers who must be sworn to keep the jurors together until the next meeting of the court, to allow no person (including the officers themselves) to communicate with the jurors on any subject connected with the trial, and to return the jurors to court at the time directed by the court.

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At any time before the submission of a case to the jury, a court, in its discretion, may allow the jurors to separate or shall have them kept in charge of proper officers who must be sworn to keep the jurors together until the next meeting of the court, to allow no person (including the officers themselves) to communicate with the jurors on any subject connected with the trial, and to return the jurors to court at the time directed by the court.